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Surf City, NC

4,396Residents
$81,433Median household income
$1,707/moMedian gross rent
$512,300Median home value
36.9Median age
52%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
74%Homes lived in by their owners
6.3×Home value to household income

Median rent takes about 25% of the median household income in Surf City.

What pay do you need to rent here?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $68,000 a year. In North Carolina that leaves roughly $4,482 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $70,000.

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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.